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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2015

An Autopsy Case of Rapidly Progressing Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the Lung Accompanied with Intratumor Hemorrhage.

Jun-ichiro Kida, Nobuhiro Kanaji, Sosuke Kishi, Katsumi Imaida, Shuji Bandoh

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jun-ichiro KidaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan.
Nobuhiro KanajiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan.
Sosuke KishiDepartment of Pathology and Host-Defense, Onco-Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan.
Katsumi ImaidaDepartment of Pathology and Host-Defense, Onco-Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan.
Shuji BandohDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan.
Kagawa University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSpindle cell carcinoma (SPCC) of the lung is a subset of sarcomatoid carcinoma. Its clinical features are unclear because of its rarity. Here, we report an autopsy case of SPCC and review CT findings and chemotherapeutic regimens based on previous reports of this disease. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of pemetrexed used to treat SPCC. CASE REPORT: A 74-year-old Japanese male presented with dyspnea and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed abundant left pleural effusion and a mass in lower lobe of the left lung. By the tumor biopsy, he was diagnosed for SPCC of the lung, cT3N0M1a, stage IV. The tumor was resistant to chemotherapy with carboplatin and pemetrexed, and rapidly progressed. Autopsy revealed abundant hemorrhage within the tumor, which apparently reflects a low-density area in CT.

conclusionsPresent case and the accumulation of cases indicate that low-density areas in CT and rapid tumor progression may be common SPCC findings.

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AgedAutopsyCarcinomaFatal OutcomeHemorrhageHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingTomography, X-Ray Computed

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